USAF B-36 Peacemaker Bomber with Swivel Stand 1:184 Scale Model Kit

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USAF B-36 Peacemaker Bomber with Swivel Stand 1:184 Scale Model Kit:

Wouldn't it be cool to see one of these in person… maybe even take a ride in one? Maybe that's possible, but in the meantime, you can build and display this amazing USAF B-36 Peacemaker Bomber with Swivel Stand 1:184 Scale Model Kit! Molded in shiny silver and clear plastic, it measures about 10 1/4-inches long and has a wingspan of 15-inches. Included are a swivel stand molded clear with a spring ring and small globe stand molded in silver, plus 6 turning props and 4 "burning" jet engines. There are also updated decals, artwork suitable for framing, and 55 parts in this skill level 2 model kit. It's awesome - don't miss it! Paint and glue are required but not included. 14 and up.

Dembrudders Review: The Convair B-36 Bomber, is a 385,000 pound example of aeronautical achievement and the world's largest combat aircraft. Entering service in 1948, the B-36 was the primary nuclear weapons delivery vehicle of Strategic Air Command (SAC) until it was replaced by the jet-powered Boeing B-52 Stratofortress in 1955.

Four General Electric J-47 turbojet engines paired in "pods" under the outer wings supplemented six 3,500 hp Pratt & Whitney engines to accomplish an over-target speed in excess of 435 mph. Old sliding type bomb-bay doors became obsolete with the installation of the B-36 snap-action doors, which opened or closed in 2 seconds! Pressurized crew compartments forward and aft of the bombay accommodated fifteen men, including a four-man relief crew. Communication and passage between compartments was via a four-wheeled cart, which ran in a 25 inch diameter pressurized tunnel extending the entire 85 ft length of the all-metal circular middle fuselage. The bomber was 162-feet long and had a wingspan of 230-feet! She carried a bomb load of 84,000pounds.